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Workshop on SMOS for Space Weather
16 Sept 2022
A hybrid event will take place from 12:00 to 16:00 UTC on 14 November 2022 to report on the results of ESA projects using SMOS data for Space Weather applications.
Workshop demonstrates benefits of soil moisture data validation tool
3 July 2024
Soil moisture scientists had the opportunity to train with an ESA validation service at a recent workshop. The tool, which is highly rated by the CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation, provides valuable support for validating data.
Updated SMOS documentation available
21 Dec 2021
Updated versions of several SMOS data documents are now available.
Special event for 10th anniversary of SMOS
21 Oct 2019
Earth Explorers for Climate - The contribution from SMOS - an event to mark the 10th anniversary of SMOS mission.
SMOS Tools updates
17 July 2023
Updates for two SMOS tools have been released, offering new features and improvements.
SMOS sea ice thickness reprocessed data now available
18 Jan 2022
The reprocessed SMOS level 3 and 4 sea ice thickness products over the Arctic are now available from the ESA SMOS Dissemination Service.
SMOS sea ice thickness Arctic winter season 2021/2022 data available
18 Nov 2021
SMOS Sea Ice thickness level 3 and level 4 data products are now available for the Arctic winter season 2021/2022.
SMOS reprocessed Sea Surface Wind Speed dataset is now available
1 June 2022
The entire SMOS L1B archive has been reprocessed with the latest version of the Sea Surface Wind Speed processor V300 which was deployed into the SMOS wind near real time service in August 2021.
SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed products back to nominal dissemination
23 May 2023
Following a pause in the dissemination of SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed data on 2 May, the processor has now been updated and nominal dissemination has resumed.
SMOS level 1 and level 2 products new baseline is now available
28 May 2021
New versions of the SMOS processors for level 1 and 2 were deployed in the operational ground segment on 25 May 2021.
SMOS L2 Sea Surface Salinity products documentation updates
24 Mar 2022
SMOS L2 Sea Surface Salinity product validation report is now available.
SMOS data outage since 22 February 2024
28 Feb 2024
SMOS went into safe mode on 22 February 2024 at 05:10 UTC for reasons that are still under investigation.
SMOS data distribution resumed
13 Mar 2024
SMOS data distribution to end users was resumed on 12 March 2024 after confirmation of the adequate quality of the current data.
SMOS data advances space weather and ionospheric research
2 Dec 2022
ESA is taking steps to innovate ways to use SMOS data to support solar scientists and the space weather community, as set out in a workshop held recently in ESRIN.
QA4SM Evolution in FRM4SM presented at sixth Soil Moisture Validation Workshop
6 June 2022
The use and distribution of EO Soil Moisture (SM) data calls for rigorous, automated quality assessment procedures.
PROBA-V’s companion explores low-cost remote sensing
4 Oct 2023
With the launch of PROBA-V’s Companion CubeSat (PV-CC), ESA supports a future where clusters of cheaper, small satellites could complement full-scale missions for Earth observation.
PROBA-V, ready to close its green eyes
26 Oct 2021
While the operational lifetime of the global PROBA-V mission already ended on 30 June 2020 after more than 7 years in orbit, its vegetation instrument remained capturing the European and African land mass in experimental mode ever since.
PROBA-V global land cover maps released
15 May 2019
Copernicus Global Land Service team have released their new set of global land cover layers for the year 2015.
PROBA-V data available over Antarctica
5 Mar 2018
Due to a huge amount of interest, it was decided to acquire PROBA-V data over Antarctica from November 2017 to February 2018.
PROBA-V 2018-2019 Antarctica data now available
7 Mar 2019
For the second consecutive austral summer season, PROBA-V observed Antarctica and its ongoing changes.